The opulent palace of the French kings. A very nice virtual tour of both the grounds and the palace. Versailles Outside and Inside Palace of Versailles Virtual Tour – A Step into the Magnificent Past Welcome to our innovative Palace of Versailles Virtual Tour, your passport to one of the world’s most celebrated architectural masterpieces.…
The defining venue of museum mile. World class galleries and a nice website with some virtual galleries provided by google. The Met Streetviews The picture is from the parking garage, which makes it convenient to get to the Met – just take the 86th street transverse from the west side – through the park –…
This is one of those museums that can be done as a day trip. Drive to the Shady Grove or Greenbelt Metro stations and zip into the city. Take the Green or Yellow trains to Archive. The galley has a great cafe and always some surprises. Here’s a link to their online collections.
I think many people overlook the the Guggenheim, situated at the upper end of Museum Mile. But it should not be overlooked. The architectural wonder alone is worth the trip. To be just 3 hours from all the NYC museums is a blessing to us in Central Pennsylvania – most people who live in “the…
OK, this is fantastic. When I was at the Uffizi, I got close enough to The Birth of Venus to see how Sandro painted the whitecaps on the ocean. Amazing. This set of images put out in the cloud by Google let’s you be that close to these masterpieces. Use the tools to really really…
I have a good friend who has been to Russia and has a fantastic story about why he will never set foot there again. But in St. Petersburg, there is world class museum that I would brave the dangers of mother Russia to see. Scratch that. After what is happening in Ukraine, Russia is off…
This is a fantastic painting and it’s right here in the states in Baltimore. It is in the Baltimore Museum of Art’s European collection and I really think very few people realize it’s here. It is a wonderful Botticelli and there is never anyone in the room – I usually have it all to myself…
The Finest Museum in the World – the Uffizi in Florence Botticelli’s Birth of Venus – with incredible high rez detail Leonardo’s Annunciation My favorite – Lippi’s Madonna and Child with Two Angels (model was his mistress and child)
I’ve been very lucky to have gotten to walk the Vatican Museums twice. There is a great little hotel right across the street from the entrance – the Alimandi. If you stay there and get advance tickets to the museums, you skip the usual blocks long line completely and make the whole day stress free.…
A stunningly fine rendition of the Sistine Chapel in Rome make sure – once it loads – to click the rightmost double arrows – that will start the magic